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High Surf in Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
High Surf August 25, 2011 – August 26, 2011 · Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
What the National Weather Service wrote
High surf impacted the Palm Beach County coast as Hurricane Irene passed to the east. 8 people were injured along Boynton Inlet when a large wave crashed onto the jetty.
The Lake Worth pier was damaged by large waves. Railings and some break away decking planks were lost when large waves hit the pier during high tide.
The wider storm
Hurricane Irene passed over the western Bahamas about 170 miles east of the Florida coast. The western fringes of Irene impacted southeast Florida with high surf and winds bordering on tropical storm force.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 340984. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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